Issue 1/2017

FROM BOLTS TO BYTES:

Manufacturing is now more efficient than ever, but is this level of productivity sustainable? As industry 4.0 pushes E&M to perfection, logistics will need to deliver equal levels of speed and flexibility.

Engineering & Manufacturing

The Machines that will change the world

Engineering and manufacturing companies of all sizes are set to benefit from cheaper, smarter and more adaptable robots.

Focus

Keeping the world moving

Airlines around the world rely on Satair Group for the materials and tools they need to maintain their fleets. That calls for some specialized supply chain capabilities.

Focus

Silk Road reloaded

Between 120 A.D. and the 1450s, the Silk Road was one of the most important trading routes in the world.

Business

How connected is the world?

The newly released DHL Global Connectedness Index 2016 shows that despite protectionist tendencies, globalization has not gone into reverse – though the future of world trade will depend heavily on the decisions of policymakers.

Solutions

A new kind of supply chain intelligence

The supply chain is already one of the most data-rich environments in business. Now, thanks to advanced analytics and machine-learning technologies, companies are using that data to transform their flexibility and responsiveness.

Business

GOODS AND SERVICES TAX – COULD IT BE INDIA’S GAME CHANGER?

India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) comes into force from 1st July 2017 GST. Replacing a plethora of central and state taxes in India, this is the most critical economic reform being attempted since the “economic liberalization” program in the 1990s, when India dismantled government controls on private and foreign ownership and drastically reduced barriers to trade.

Business

Powering the tech revolution

The next step change in battery power for the tech revolution could be just around the corner, thanks to a breakthrough in the design of new lithium-oxygen batteries.

Business

Delft Hyperloop

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk launched a competition for a prototype design, and the Delft hyperloop (pictured) achieved the highest overall score in January’s te...

Solutions

What’s the story, Mr. Houter?

A team from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has built a ground-breaking prototype capsule of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition.

Viewpoints